Cooperation and its importance in society and its value in Islam .

The more complex the life, the greater the need for cooperation

The concept of cooperation is one of the oldest concepts in the world. The need for cooperation arose with the beginning of human existence. When man found himself in the face of nature and circumstances, he resorted to his fellow man in an attempt to stand up to the harsh conditions. Human at first in the face of predators.

In the face of the individual's inability to cope with the circumstances of the surrounding nature, these groups developed with the development of crafts and industries, so cooperation in securing various types of products. The world has witnessed the cooperation of members of one community, facing another, then the union of groups in the face of other united groups. The more complex the life becomes, the more cooperation will be needed.

What is the meaning of cooperation in Arabic and English?
In the dictionary of Mukhtar al-Sahah al-Razi, we find that cooperation is a word derived from (aid, aid, and subsidy). It is said that a man is a helper, that is, a great deal of aid to people, and it is said to be used for his help and cooperation. Collaboration in English, according to Oxford Dictionaries, is the act or process we do together to reach one or both ends. The two languages ​​agree on what cooperation is. The term "linguistic cooperation" does not differ from its linguistic meaning. The term has the same linguistic meaning, which serves to combine efforts, to reach a common goal, or a single benefit, which is often not accessible individually.

The importance of cooperation in Islam
All religions consider cooperation as one of the most important human values ​​on which the welfare of society is based and its continuation. Islam encourages cooperation between individuals and nations to ensure a decent life for all by cooperating on good and providing assistance to those who need it. Table:

(وَتَعَاوَنُوا عَلَى الْبِرِّ وَالتَّقْوَى وَلَا تَعَاوَنُوا عَلَى الْإِثْمِ وَالْعُدْوَانِ)
(And cooperate on righteousness and piety and do not cooperate in sin and transgression)

As well as in the Cave of the Cave, where the Quran tells the story of the two horns, who worked with the people of the country to build the dam in the face of Gog and Magog:

(قَالُوا يَا ذَا الْقَرْنَيْنِ إِنَّ يَأْجُوجَ وَمَأْجُوجَ مُفْسِدُونَ فِي الْأَرْضِ فَهَلْ نَجْعَلُ لَكَ خَرْجًا عَلَى أَنْ تَجْعَلَ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَهُمْ سَدّاً، قَالَ مَا مَكَّنِّي فِيهِ رَبِّي خَيْرٌ فَأَعِينُونِي بِقُوَّةٍ أَجْعَلْ بَيْنَكُمْ وَبَيْنَهُمْ رَدْماً، آتُونِي زُبَرَ الْحَدِيدِ حَتَّى إِذَا سَاوَى بَيْنَ الصَّدَفَيْنِ قَالَ انْفُخُوا حَتَّى إِذَا جَعَلَهُ نَاراً قَالَ آتُونِي أُفْرِغْ عَلَيْهِ قِطْراً، فَمَا اسْطَاعُوا أَنْ يَظْهَرُوهُ وَمَا اسْتَطَاعُوا لَهُ نَقْباً).
(They said: O the horns that Gog and Magog spoilers in the land, do we make you come out to make between us and a dam, he said what enabled me, my Lord is good Vainni strongly I make between them and them a red, And I will throw a stone over him.

The value of cooperation in Islam also stems from the principle of zakat, which is based on the establishment of a state of social solidarity that ensures balance among the members of the same group. The rich must help the poor, and the strong must support the weak. Most of the site of the Holy Quran, as stated in Surat al-Nur:

(وَأَقِيمُوا الصَّلاةَ وَآتُوا الزَّكَاةَ وَأَطِيعُوا الرَّسُولَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُونَ)
(And set up the prayer and pay zakaah and obey the Prophet, may you be merciful)

The Prophet of Islam Muhammad (PBUH) also stressed the value of mutual support and cooperation among believers in several agreed hadiths, including saying:

(From Abu Musa al-Ash'ari, may Allah be pleased with him said, that the Messenger of Allah Muhammad peace be upon him said: "The believer is like the two sons tighten each other" and a link between his fingers) Narrated by Sheikhs and Tirmidhi.

And the hadeeth of Abu Musa al-Ash'ari said:

(قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: إِنَّ الْأَشْعَرِيِّينَ إِذَا أَرْمَلُوا فِي الْغَزْوِ أَوْ قَلَّ طَعَامُ عِيَالِهِمْ بِالْمَدِينَةِ جَمَعُوا مَا كَانَ عِنْدَهُمْ فِي ثَوْبٍ وَاحِدٍ ثُمَّ اقْتَسَمُوهُ بَيْنَهُمْ فِي إِنَاءٍ وَاحِدٍ بِالسَّوِيَّةِ؛ فَهُمْ مِنِّي وَأَنَا مِنْهُمْ) رواه البخاري.
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "The Ash'ariites, if they are widowed in the invasion, or the food of their children in the city, gather what they had in one garment, and then divide it among them in one pot.

The development of cooperation with the growth of human groups and the development of civilization
As we mentioned in the introduction, cooperation is an old concept due to the beginning of the human existence, but it is the path of human evolution. Its forms are varied and varied in terms of man. He began with individual cooperation with his immediate environment, so that he can secure his basic needs, most notably his need for safety and food. Diversity of experience, and labor, as Ibn Khaldun mentioned in his introduction, until cooperation began to take on new dimensions with the growth of human groups and the outbreak of wars between them, the establishment of political and military alliances.

Cooperation in the modern era also has its unique forms, which began with the formation of class cooperation groups (the poor versus the rich and vice versa), trade unions, socialist parties, and social groups that deal with a specific social issue (women's rights associations, ), All these forms are based on one concept, the concept of cooperation, which is originally based on the metaphors of human behavior, and the tendency of the human to benefit, which can not be achieved alone.

The need for the existence of the State and the existence of institutions governing the life of society have also emerged. However, this organization is also part of organized cooperation. The social contract has been discussed in the organization of this cooperation, and history is rich in forms of cooperation. That is, it is not an absolute value, it is a meeting of individual forces as a result of the existence of common interests, including what may be good, including what may be in the evil, There are military alliances that cooperate to destroy the world M, from the Axis alliance, then the former Warsaw Pact, to confront the Allied forces, as well as NATO countries.

Here are some examples of cooperation between nations and nations in the modern era:

United Nations (UN)
The United Nations was founded as an alternative to another form of intercontinental cooperation, established during the Second World War, to replace the League of Nations. Its purpose was to establish a bloc of nations in the world against Nazism and its allies. The United Nations is the largest international organization in the world the talk.

League of Arab States
The League of Arab States was established in 1945 with the aim of establishing political, military and economic cooperation among the Arab countries. The main issue was the establishment of the independence movements of the Arab states and the Palestinian cause. The League includes all the Arab countries and holds periodic meetings to discuss current and urgent issues.

BRICS Group
Founded in 2006, the BRICS Group, an organization of five countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa), is one of the emerging blocs that aims to take their share of the world economy. .

Avaz Community
The Avaz community is one of the latest forms of humanitarian cooperation, an electronic community founded in 2007 with more than 43 million members in 194 countries around the world interacting with each other through the Avaz Community website, where anyone can create a petition that addresses a social issue or National, whether local or global, signed electronically by members, with the aim of influencing decision-making circles, where the group knows itself (enables millions of people around the world to take action on global, national and local issues from corruption to poverty to conflict and climate change) Our online regulatory model is available N thousands of individual efforts, however small, to unite and become an influential collective force).

Finally, the necessity of cooperation comes from the inability of man to reach his ends individually. We will notice that cooperation is rooted in the human nature. Over time, even in literary and cultural movements, even in the scientific movement, Collectively, when collective experience has become essential for achievement.